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  3. Jacks cafe where the Aces hung out

    in 60's Nottingham

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    Hi dgbrit, Johnny Walker ended up owning Foxes Kawasaki Center. His son Chris is the pro racer. The only bike I built that I replaced everything, except frame and crankcases, was an A10 basket case I bought in 1982, long after the Aces period.

    Regarding a fast outfit on the boulevard, somehow the name Ferris comes to mind,it might have been a Nortin OHC with an alloy chair.

    My bikes on the boulevard were an Ajay 650 and later a 1965 Bonneville. My nickname was Tappet.

    My wife says she remembers someone named Tappet

    I used to ride a lot of different bikes as my dad used to buy & sell & they used to take it out on me when they got a bad deal LOL

    So i used to try & stay out of the limelight

    I had 11 bikes just before i got married sold 10 of them to TMS to buy furniture.

    Kind of gave up on England when there were all those strikes & decided that USA would be better

    Its funny but i hated 2strokes but ended up Super Kart racing , building & tuning them for 25 yrs with my son, Mylast race was in 2005 & was in 4th before i got took out , The funny thing it was a race called the RedBull Stars of Tomorrow

    My son Chris raced twice last year Sears point, & Thunderhill raceway Won at Sears 3rd at Thunderhill after starting 34th

    There is a onboard Vid on facebook

    I must say i was way better on 4 wheels than 2

  6. Jacks cafe where the Aces hung out

    in 60's Nottingham

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    I remember a punch up outside Jacks between Johnny Walker & a guy that had a BSA C15 with a reverse cone megga (Very loud) over Mary Higgins (Fairy Mary)

    I think he joined the Army soon after he was a mate of Baz Redgate

    Jonny Walkers dad opened a Bike shop in Eastwood , I bought a Suzki Triple off him, That thing only got 16 miles on a full tank at my bypass speed 3 melt downs & i got rid It was 18miles to work & back lol

    Oldace i seem to remember didnt you say you had rebuilt everything on your bike except !!!!! If it was you i cant for the life of me picture who you are or your name but it looks like we were same place same time

  7. Jacks cafe where the Aces hung out

    in 60's Nottingham

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    Ha the word DEMO thats it DEMO , DEMO,

    You must have been there when i was i remember that like yesterday those CSRs

    I also remember a Sidecar that was very quick one night going Beeston way over a ton

    Anyone remember Foxy he crashed really bad into a wall & really did a number one his face

  9. Jacks cafe where the Aces hung out

    in 60's Nottingham

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    I remember Sambo on the eagle & seem to remember i got a ticket for wrong number plates front was different to the rear, I didnt have money to tax it so i got tax disc at TMS the bike scrapper& a number plate that matched but couldnt find the front one, & then got busted for speeding at the clifton end, Not a very good night

    I think Sambo went to Oz as he got banned for 10 yrs or life if i remember correctly

    The most memerable run that anyone ran down the Blv was Starky in the snow & ice & Me & David spinning on the sidecar entering the Middle gates & knocking a bunch of bikes over,A few unhappy people

  10. My Motorcycle

    in 60's Nottingham

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    I had lots of bikes but the most mem was my Manx Norton 350 that i used to ride on the street with bicycle lights

    The sheds , Jacks Cafe, Robins Cafe,

    People

    Dave Seaman

    Kenny Runt

    Big Baz

    Tony Stark

    Kranson

    Moggy Mick

    Dragon

    Fairy Mary

    Vincent Pete

  16. Name The Coffee Bar

    in 60's Nottingham

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    I remember the coffee bar & taking a girl that was in there to the movies that only showed cartoons she paid i was broke

    cant remember the name of it though,

    It was around 1964

    I remember a guy named Sutch that seemed to be always in there, It was a Mod place but i was a Rocker

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